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Joan Lee, the wife of Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, died Thursday in Los Angeles. She was 93.
"I can confirm the sad news that Joan Lee passed away this morning quietly and surrounded by her family," a spokesperson for Stan Lee and his family said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. "The family ask that you please give them time to grieve and respect their privacy during this difficult time."
Joan Lee suffered a stroke earlier in the week and was hospitalized, according to sources.
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Oh man, this means he's really close, doesn't it? :saddowns:
I remember when my grandma passed away when I was five. When I got older I found out that my grandpa was depressed since then through my time in middle school. I vaguely remember my mom told me that for the longest time my grandparents were together my grandpa wanted to be the first, saying that he could never comprehend the rest of his life without her. Sure enough he did get better, and he still kept a picture of them together when he moved in with his son in a large house.
Poor Stan Lee must be having a rough time. Must hurt to lose a loved one after many years of marriage.
I wonder if they'll start computer generating him into more comic book movies. I always love seeing him in films.
[sp]OH GOD THIS IS GOING TO BE A REPEAT OF JOHNNY CASH[/sp]
What a good life lived though. She basically was with him from the Golden age, to the slump, to the rebirth and now the whole Marvel Cinematic Universe.
They were married for nearly 70 years.
Seventy
Let that sink in for a second.
jesus christ i thought that Stan himself died when i saw the twitter trends.
It's still sad though that his wife died, and his own death is so close
[QUOTE=Fapplejack;52440944]They were married for nearly 70 years.
Seventy
Let that sink in for a second.[/QUOTE]
He's a damn lucky man.
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;52441364]He's a damn lucky man.[/QUOTE]
From what i've read about how they met/married it was a love at first sight kind of thing.
[quote]"So I went up to this place. Betty didn’t answer the door. But Joan answered, and she was the head model. I took one look at her — and she was the girl I had been drawing all my life. And then I heard the English accent. And I’m a nut for English accents! She said, 'May I help you?' And I took a look at her, and I think I said something crazy like, 'I love you.' I don’t remember exactly. But anyway, I took her to lunch. I never met Betty, the other girl. I think I proposed to [Joan] at lunch.”[/quote]
Can't even comprehend losing someone you've relied on for that long.
When a celebrity passes the age of 80 or 90 I mentally prepare for their death, it's sad to say this but Stan is definitely very close. At least he has lived a long, fulfilling life.
I just remembered, she also voiced Madame Web in the 90s Spider-Man show.
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;52441381]When a celebrity passes the age of 80 or 90 I mentally prepare for their death, it's sad to say this but Stan is definitely very close. At least he has lived a long, fulfilling life.[/QUOTE]
It's sad that his wife died, obviously, but they lived together for 70 years, Stan is basically the most accomplished guy in a respectable line of work, and he's well past life expectancy for any country on earth. He's living the kind of life we should all aspire to have.
When you're with someone that long, waking up with them every day for the past 70 years. It's going to be incredibly hard.
Lots of people just become shells of themselves after losing someone like that, and then they pass away shortly after.
I hope this is not the case, and it's so great to see that they were happily married for 70 years. Stan Lee stay strong :(
[QUOTE=Killer monkey;52440665]Oh man, this means he's really close, doesn't it? :saddowns:[/QUOTE]
It's not uncommon for the widow or widower to die shortly after their spouse. Heartbreak is a very real thing. :(
[QUOTE=Coyoteze;52441974]It's not uncommon for the widow or widower to die shortly after their spouse. Heartbreak is a very real thing. :([/QUOTE]
I think the average is around 6 months for men (in their older years)? I know my great grandfather lasted almost exactly 6 months after my great grandmother died. We found him in his car on the old road he grew up on, a pistol in one hand and a card from their wedding in the other.
I was taught that it is mostly myth that people die shortly after their spouses. Women especially tend to outlive their husbands by years as it is fairly typical for women to marry slightly older men, and women in general live slightly longer as well. It just fits our fantasy of true love to think that couples die together.
[QUOTE=DeathBacon;52442163]I was taught that it is mostly myth that people die shortly after their spouses. Women especially tend to outlive their husbands by years as it is fairly typical for women to marry slightly older men, and women in general live slightly longer as well. It just fits our fantasy of true love to think that couples die together.[/QUOTE]
That depends on how long they were together.
Strain of losing a spouce, or a close friend is very hard even for young adults, old people are way more fragile in this regard.
[QUOTE=DeathBacon;52442163]I was taught that it is mostly myth that people die shortly after their spouses. Women especially tend to outlive their husbands by years as it is fairly typical for women to marry slightly older men, and women in general live slightly longer as well. It just fits our fantasy of true love to think that couples die together.[/QUOTE]
No. You're already fragile at this age and the very increased stress from losing a loved one might put you over the edge.
[QUOTE=DeathBacon;52442163]I was taught that it is mostly myth that people die shortly after their spouses. Women especially tend to outlive their husbands by years as it is fairly typical for women to marry slightly older men, and women in general live slightly longer as well. It just fits our fantasy of true love to think that couples die together.[/QUOTE]
If I were to wager on it, I'd say its because on average people marry at similar ages and lead similar lifestyles so they have a similar life expectancy.
My great grandmother died due to Altzimers and my Great grandfather went on to live for several years longer only being felled by an accident that led to pneumonia. He was going swimming regularly, tried to stay out and about and was mostly self sufficient at home, crazy bastard was even taking flying lessons.
My Grandparents on the other hand(and other side of the family) died within a year of eachother.
[QUOTE=DeathBacon;52442163]I was taught that it is mostly myth that people die shortly after their spouses. Women especially tend to outlive their husbands by years as it is fairly typical for women to marry slightly older men, and women in general live slightly longer as well. It just fits our fantasy of true love to think that couples die together.[/QUOTE]
It depends on the person and how effective they are at emotional processing. Some people can get over their loved one's death fairly quickly, and some people never get over it.
Some people start processing the imminent death of their spouse before they've even passed, and some just kind of bury it until it finally happens and they break. It's all very relative.
[QUOTE=AaronM202;52441382]I just remembered, she also voiced Madame Web in the 90s Spider-Man show.[/QUOTE]
It was her? Wow....
She was good at doing voiceovers
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;52441364]He's a damn lucky man.[/QUOTE]
its mostly his bracelet
Aw man, i hope stan is holding up ok.
Both the Lee's had lived full and happy lives.
[QUOTE=Coyoteze;52441974]It's not uncommon for the widow or widower to die shortly after their spouse. Heartbreak is a very real thing. :([/QUOTE]
From what I've heard, old women tend to stick around longer after their husbands die. Men seem to die around 6 months or something like that after their wife dies because they've really nothing to stick around for while old women kinda have more of a support system in place.
Rest in peace.
Poor Stan :(
Rest in Peace. i really feel bad for Stan....
[QUOTE=DeathBacon;52442163]I was taught that it is mostly myth that people die shortly after their spouses. Women especially tend to outlive their husbands by years as it is fairly typical for women to marry slightly older men, and women in general live slightly longer as well. It just fits our fantasy of true love to think that couples die together.[/QUOTE]
My grandpa died and my grandma lived for 7 years after. They were together since the 40's and had 9 kids.
[QUOTE=Svinnik;52442895]From what I've heard, old women tend to stick around longer after their husbands die. Men seem to die around 6 months or something like that after their wife dies because they've really nothing to stick around for while old women kinda have more of a support system in place.[/QUOTE]
That's the common trend. Women that outlive their husbands tend to live on way longer than men losing their wives. I work as a home nurse for mostly 70-100 year olds and the men always tend to go fast after their wives. But this is usually because the wife was a huge chunk of their network and social support. Stan Lee probably has a very large network that cares for him and he leads a very forfilling life. Hopefully we'll keep him for several years to come
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